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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 18, 2019 2:22:48 GMT -5
He's a great vocal counterpart to some great visuals in this Levis ad: Aw man, flashbacks............... .....the horror......... ......the horror.................. So much polyester..............so many ugly patterns................................... AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 9:47:58 GMT -5
Karl Lagerfeld and Charro's husband yesterday
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 20, 2019 10:44:30 GMT -5
R. I. P. Betty Ballantine. Missed this a few days back. Ballantine and her husband were instrumental in introducing cheap paperbacks to the U.S. and changed the way people read. The 25 cent paperback novel was a game changer and eventually lead to the death of the pulps. Ballantine was particularly instrumental in bringing science fiction to the paperbacks.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 20, 2019 12:01:51 GMT -5
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Post by EdoBosnar on Feb 21, 2019 12:24:46 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 21, 2019 12:40:04 GMT -5
Yeah, the Washington Post obit is here.I first saw the Monkees when it was rerun, on Saturday morning, at the dawn of the 70s, and loved it. Caught it again, after many years, when MTV was running it, with the new video the three (minus Mike Nesmith) had done and with their subsequent tour (where Nesmith put in a few surprise appearances). Funny, funny show and Tork was a big part of that. He was also an accomplished musician, who was most put out about the manufactured situation, leading to the guys fighting for more musical input and playing live. He also was the first to quit and hat quite a hate/love relationship with the show. Only two Monkeymen left.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 21, 2019 14:43:40 GMT -5
Bummer. The Monkees was part of my growing up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2019 16:59:24 GMT -5
RIP Nick Cafardo, long time Red Sox reporter for the Boston Globe. He had an embolism while attending a spring training workout, collapsed near the field and died. he was 62.
-M
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Post by beccabear67 on Feb 21, 2019 18:31:09 GMT -5
Sorry to learn of Peter Tork's death.
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Post by Rob Allen on Feb 21, 2019 19:02:12 GMT -5
RIP Nick Cafardo, long time Red Sox reporter for the Boston Globe. He had an embolism while attending a spring training workout, collapsed near the field and died. he was 62. Yikes, I'm 62. This gave me a chill.
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Post by chadwilliam on Feb 22, 2019 13:36:16 GMT -5
Tork initially seemed to get the worst deal out of The Monkees given that while Micky and Davy got to be lead singers and Mike Nesmith got to contribute his own music from the start, Peter was invited to recording sessions merely as "a courtesy". Once they started recording their own material however, it was Peter who came up with a song so good ("For Pete's Sake") it bumped 'Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees' from the closing credits, wrote a couple of instant classics for their film 'Head' ('Can You Dig it?' and 'Do I Have to Do this all Over Again?'), and when I saw them perform back in 2001, was blown away by his proficiency as a musician. The producer of their 1986 'Pool It' album later remarked that there wasn't a single instrument in his studio that Tork couldn't play. As an actor, it was Peter who had the toughest role to play since, according to Micky Dolenz, his 'Peter Tork' character was nothing like the real thing. I've always been more into their music than their TV show, but I can't deny that there was something about seeing him play the lovable, dumb guy so well that made me realise he was brimming with actual talent.
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Post by beccabear67 on Feb 22, 2019 14:16:25 GMT -5
Peter played the Greenwich village folk basket house scene alongside Steven Stills and Richie Furay (who started Buffalo Springfield). Maybe in another universe he could've been in a Lovin' Spoonful which also grew from that scene, and not booed at the Monterey Pop festival doing an introduction as a perceived epitome of an LA phony. Three of four Monkess had singles recorded before they were in the Monkees, and peter, the only one who hadn't was definitely a respected musician. He reputedly used up tens of hours of studio time over a long stretch trying to make his mark/statement with a song titled Lady's Baby which got him in for some bad vibes or criticism from some and left after Head or the 33 1/3 TV special. Kind of the David Crosby situation with the Byrds in terms of musical ambition and not fitting in with the others' brand of ambition.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 24, 2019 9:31:10 GMT -5
Yeah, the Washington Post obit is here.I first saw the Monkees when it was rerun, on Saturday morning, at the dawn of the 70s, and loved it. Caught it again, after many years, when MTV was running it, with the new video the three (minus Mike Nesmith) had done and with their subsequent tour (where Nesmith put in a few surprise appearances). Funny, funny show and Tork was a big part of that. He was also an accomplished musician, who was most put out about the manufactured situation, leading to the guys fighting for more musical input and playing live. He also was the first to quit and hat quite a hate/love relationship with the show. Only two Monkeymen left.
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Post by Cei-U! on Feb 24, 2019 11:30:24 GMT -5
RIP Stanley Donen, director of my all-time favorite movie "Singin' in the Rain." If I had a flag, it would be flying at half-mast today.
Cei-U! Moses supposes his toeses are roses!
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 24, 2019 11:55:45 GMT -5
RIP Stanley Donen, director of my all-time favorite movie "Singin' in the Rain." If I had a flag, it would be flying at half-mast today. Cei-U! Moses supposes his toeses are roses! An all time great film that never fails to make me smile. (Not so sure about the comic book version, though.)
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